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Travel perspectives : a guide to becoming a travel professional / Ginger Gorham and Susan Rice

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Australia : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2007Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xv, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781418016494
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • G 154 .G67 2007
Contents:
Ch. 1. Your place in travel -- Ch. 2. Technology and the travel professional -- Ch. 3. Travel in the twenty-first century -- Ch. 4. Basic travel geography -- Ch. 5. Travel destinations -- Ch. 6. Air travel basics -- Ch. 7. Planning United States flight itineraries -- Ch. 8. United States airfares and other charges -- Ch. 9. Ticketing and reporting -- Ch. 10. Accommodations -- Ch. 11. Rental cars -- Ch. 12. Traveling by rail.
Summary: In the recent years, the travel industry has been buffeted by significant international events such as terrorist attacks; the expanding war on terrorism; outbreaks of contagious diseases, such as Bird Flu and SARS; and hurricanes, floods and tsunami. In addition to these issues, travelers have concerns about security in airports, at hotels, on cruise ships, and on trains; travel scams, thieves; pickpockets; and identity theft.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Hospitality Management GC G 154 .G67 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000001961

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Your place in travel -- Ch. 2. Technology and the travel professional -- Ch. 3. Travel in the twenty-first century -- Ch. 4. Basic travel geography -- Ch. 5. Travel destinations -- Ch. 6. Air travel basics -- Ch. 7. Planning United States flight itineraries -- Ch. 8. United States airfares and other charges -- Ch. 9. Ticketing and reporting -- Ch. 10. Accommodations -- Ch. 11. Rental cars -- Ch. 12. Traveling by rail.

In the recent years, the travel industry has been buffeted by significant international events such as terrorist attacks; the expanding war on terrorism; outbreaks of contagious diseases, such as Bird Flu and SARS; and hurricanes, floods and tsunami. In addition to these issues, travelers have concerns about security in airports, at hotels, on cruise ships, and on trains; travel scams, thieves; pickpockets; and identity theft.

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